Cashier accused of giving away food

LAPORTE - A cashier at Walmart is accused of not ringing up hundreds of dollars in food and giving the items to people in need.

Kasey Hill, 21, appeared in LaPorte Circuit Court on Wednesday on four counts of Class D felony theft.

According to court documents, the LaPorte woman, on four occasions this summer gave food to customers. She failed to ring up some items and carried out price overrides on others, then bagged it and gave it to customers, police said.

Hill told officers she knew all of the people and said they were in need.

The amount owed by Hill to Walmart was nearly $600, police said. A warrant was issued July 25 for her arrest, and she was appointed a public defender.